Sanitary cuspidor for railway-cars.



J. L. OGLEBAY. SANITARY UUSPIDOR BOB. RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 1909. 95 1 ,330.

Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

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SANITARY CUSPIDOR FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 6, 1909.

Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

Serial No. 505,995.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. OGLEBAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of Fulton and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Cuspidorsfor Railway-Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sanitary cuspidors for railway cars, trolleycars and the like, and it has for its object to provide a device of thisclass which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity,durability and general efliciency.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this classwhich may be firmly attached to the floor of the car and which shall beprovided with a lid which may normally remain closed and with a valve,also normally closed, but which will enable the vessel or receptacleconstituting the cuspidor to be conveniently emptied of its contents andflushed and cleansed when desired.

Further objects of the invention are to simplify and improve theconstruction and operation of this class of devices.

IVith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same con sists in theimproved construction and combination of parts which will be hereinafterfully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theinvention may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective. view showing a .cuspidorconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional View taken through the cuspidor and through-the floor of thecar to which it is attached. Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing thecuspidor with the lid open. Fig. 4: is a detail plan view of thewasher-plate mounted upon the discharge pipe adjacent to the bottom ofthe vessel constituting the cuspidor.

Corresponding parts of the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference. 1

The vessel 5, which constitutes the body of the cuspidor is preferablymade of metal and it has been shown as being of a proximately sphericalshape and provide at its upper end with a flaring flange 6. A lid 7 ishingedly connected with the upper edge of the flange 6, which latter hasbeen shown as being provided with a lug or bracket 8, which is disposedin the path of the lid to arrest the movement of the latter shortlybefore it reaches an upright or vertical position, thus preventing saidlid from being opened to such an extent that it may not be restored bygravity to its initial closed position.

The bottom of thevessel or receptacle 5 has an aperture 9, which isreinforced by a screw-threaded collar 10, which latter is secured bymeans of solder as shown at 11, or in any other suitable and convenientmanner, it being noted that the upper edge of the collar 10, is flushwith the interior surface of the vessel The screw-threaded collar 10 isadapted to engage and be mounted upon the correspondingly threaded upperend of an exit pipe 12, which latter is fitted in an aperture or opening13 formed in the floor 1a of the car where the device is to be used.Securely mounted upon the exit pipe is a washer plate 15, which bears orabuts upon the underside of the flooring where it may be secured byfastening means such as bolts or screws 16. A washer plate 17 is fittedupon the end of the exit pipe 12, adjacent to the upper side of theflooring upon which said washer plate may be secured by fasteningmeanssuch as bolts or screws 18. In this manner the exit pipe will besecured very firmly in position, and the vessel or receptacle 5 may thenbemounted upon the upper end of said exit pipe by the screw-threadedconnection formed by the collar 10, engaging the exit pipe.

The upper extremity of the exit-pipe is ground to form a seat for aballvalve 19, which normally closes or obstructs the passage through theexit-pipe. The valve may be manipulated by means of a chain-20, which issuitably connected therewith and which is guided through an L-shapednotch or slot 21, at the upper edge of the flange 6; the chain 20, beingprovided with a terminal link or ring 22, which constitutes a handle andwhich, when the chain is adjusted in the horizontal portion of theL-shaped notch .tion. will be readily understood.

21, will prevent the chain from slipping out through the notch and intothe body of the cuspidor. Exteriorly upon the bowl or vesesl 5, there issecured a hook 23, with which the link 22 may be connected when it shallbe desired to suspend the ball-valve in a non-obstructing position as,for instance, when it shall be desired to flush the vessel.

The washer plate 17 has a laterally extending arm or bracket 24,constituting one of the leaves of a hinge, the other leaf of which isformed "by a foot-piece or treadle 25, which is connected by a link orrod 26, with a lug or bracket 27, that extends laterally from the lid 7,adjacent to the hinge whereby said lid is connected with the flange 6 ofthe cuspidor, and said lug 'or bracket 27 is made to project slightlybeyond the outer edge of said flange.

A portion of the rod or link 26, may be coiled to form a spring 28,which, when the treadle 25 is operated for the purpose of throwing openthe lid, will serve to receive and deaden the jar or shock incident tosuch operation.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawinghereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this inven- The exitpipemay be readily mounted in an aperture formed in a suitable location inthe floor of a car, and the body of the cuspidor may then be attached bymaking threaded connection with the upper end of the discharge pipe. Thelatter will be normally obstructed by the ball-valve which latter i'naybe very readily elevated to a non-obstructing position whenever it shallbe desired to discharge the contents of the receptacle, or to flush thelatter with water for the purpose of cleansing the same.

The lid or cover of the device will normally remain closed by gravity,and it may not be moved beyond a point from which it will be restored bygravity to its normal or initial position.

The general construction is simple and inexpensive, the device is neatin appearance and thoroughly clean and sanitary.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is- 1. A sanitarycuspidor comprising a vessel having-an aperture in the bottom thereof,an internally threaded collar secured in said aperture, a discharge pipeengaging the threaded collar, and a valve seated upon the upper end ofthe discharge pipe.

Qjln a device of the class described, a vessel having a threaded collar,.a discharge pipe having threaded connection with said collar, aballvalve seated upon the upper end of the discharge pipe and a chainconnected with'th'e ball and guided through a notch at the upper edge ofthe vessel.

3. In a device of the class described, a vessel having an L-shaped notchat its upper edge and a threaded collar in the bottom thereof, adischarge pipe having threaded connection with the collar, a ball-valveseated upon the upper end of the discharge pipe, a chain connected withthe ball and guided through the L-shaped notch at the upper edge of thevessel, and a lid hingedly connected with the latter.

4. In a device of the class described, a vessel having a notch at itsupper edge, a discharge pipe connected with the bottom of the vessel, aball-valve seated upon the upper end of the discharge pipe, a chainconnected with the ball guided through the notch at the upper edge ofthe vessel and having terminal ring and a suspending hook securedexteriorly upon the vessel.

5. In a device of the class described a vessel, a discharge pipe havingthreaded connection with the bottom of the vessel. and provided with apermanent washe plate, a washer plate titted upon the discharge pipeadjacent to the bottom of the vessel and ha ving a laterally extendingbracket, a treadle hinged upon the bracket, a lid hinged upon the upperedge of the vessel and having a laterally extending lug, a linkconnecting the lug with the treadlc, and means for obstruct-ing theopening of the lid to a point beyond which it may return by gravity toits initial closed position.

6. In a device of the class described, a vessel, supporting means suchas a floor 01 a car, a discharge pipe extending through the floor andhaving threaded connection with the bottom of the vessel, a washer plateupon the pipe abutting upon the underside of the floor, a washer plateupon the pipe adjacent to the bottom of the vessel and sup ported uponthe upperside of the floor, said washer plate being provided with alaterally extending b'acket, a Lreadle hinged upon the bracket, a lidhinged upon the upper edge of the vessel and having a laterallyextending lug, a link connecting said lug with the treadle and having acoil constituting a spring, and a lug upon the upper edge of the vesseldisposed in the path ot the lid to prevent the opening of the latterbeyond the point from which it may drop by gravity to its initial closedposition.

In testimony whereof I athx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN L. OGLEBAY.

\Vitnesses JOHN SoHoLnnR, CAROLETUS COOPER.

